Cleared Traditional

K940180 - FORTE US

K940180 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FORTE US, manufactured by Chattanooga Group, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Physical Medicine device with product code IMG cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 93-day FDA review.

K940180 · Chattanooga Group, Inc. · Physical Medicine device
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K940180 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FORTE US. Classified as Stimulator, Ultrasound And Muscle, For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat (product code IMG), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Chattanooga Group, Inc. (Hixson, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 15, 1994 after a review of 93 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5860 - the FDA physical medicine device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Physical Medicine review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K940180

510(k) Number K940180 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 12, 1994
Decision Date April 15, 1994
Days to Decision 93 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
22d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 93d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

IMG Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code IMG Stimulator, Ultrasound And Muscle, For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5860
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Physical Medicine devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - IMG Stimulator, Ultrasound And Muscle, For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat

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